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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.7 C2 {7 S2 i1 H2 ]0 V! R+ M
* ?1 x' \$ S6 J) e1 P3 EWith Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.
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4 @2 K. u" Y8 H$ IThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:8 G9 P# F# j* k) n% r
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
, h- S; U7 R* U8 I A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
- ?( x- p# i6 K/ H5 R( a: R8 g Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
7 J0 q, E, X' }* P Immunosuppression;
% s4 t$ ?8 d2 L" V k Pregnancy;+ a5 s1 O+ ~( t/ I6 i
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
0 ?1 E* e. x4 ]2 p& o Severe obesity;) x; L2 U, p. K3 e& E: t# \* N
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
4 U. d$ ^; H% d% U Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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- u4 [* i+ P1 U"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."! `# I% l; v* D$ C1 n2 _) R1 k
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